LES HOMMES STANDS FOR THE TWO BELGIUM FASHION DESIGNERS TOM NOTTE AND BART VANDEBOSCH.
AFTER MEEING AT THE FASHION ACADEMY OF ANTWERP, TOM AND BART DISCOVERED A MUTUAL SENSE FOR FASHION IN PARTICULAR AND AESTHETICS IN GENERAL. THEY SHARE A HUNGER FOR BEAUTY BUT IN A VERY DIFFERENT WAY. IT IS IN FACT THESE DIFFERENT EYES THAT IS THE SOURCE OF LES HOMMES, A COLLISION OF CONTRASTING IDEAS AND OPINIONS.
THE GENERAL IDEA BEHIND THE COLLECTION IS A UNIFICATION OF OPPOSITES. LES HOMMES SEES THESE OPPOSITES, THESE CONTRADICTIONS AS A UNITY WHICH REALLY START TO WORK ONCE BROUGHT TOGETHER. THE SILHOUETTE IS AN ARCHITECTURAL SILHOUETTE WHICH IS TRASHED UP BY OPPOSITE LINES AND FORMS. THE SILHOUETTE IS ON THE ONE HAND RAZORSHARP, YET ON THE OTHER HAND ELEGANT, NONCHALANT AND POETIC.